The only bad weather of our trip was today. We had hired a taxi to take the four of us to the Great Wall at Mutiyien. It was raining lightly when we left. It took about 1.5 hours to get there and the rain continued. The portion of the Wall we visited was north of Beijing and a little off of the usual tourist spots but it did have a cable car that took us to the Wall. Kathy did just fine traveling up. When we got to the Wall itself the snow started! Quickly the ground was covered and by the time we were leaving there was a pretty good storm in progress. We have gone from hot beyond belief to frozen thru at the wall. Unfortunately we did not get great views but this section of the was very hilly and
The trip took most of the day so we had an early dinner at the Peking Duck restaurant that Chis A had recommended. It was excellent. Even Kathy and Bill who are not adventurous when it comes to food enjoyed. No forks here everyone eating with chopsticks and doing quite well. Who would have thought we’d get Bill doing this and still smiling!
After dinner we braved the horrendous Beijing traffic and went to the Silk Market to shop. Shopping here is quite the tiring experience as everything must be negotiated; We preserved and made some purchases, including designer bags for Kathy and me. That was a story in itself but will have to wait as we are running late this morning. It’s our last day and we’ve more to see.
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